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Species Deinococcus alpinitundrae
Name: Deinococcus alpinitundrae Callegan et al. 2008
Etymology: al.pi.ni.tun’drae. L. masc. adj. alpinus, alpine; N.L. fem. n. tundra, the tundra; N.L. gen. fem. n. alpinitundrae, of the alpine tundra, of the treeless region above the treeline of high mountains
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-pi-ni-TUN-dra͡e, masculine
Type strain: LMG 24283; ME-04-04-52; NRRL B-41948
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16S rRNA gene:
EF635408
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Callegan RP, Nobre MF, McTernan PM, Battista JR, Navarro-Gonzalez R, McKay CP, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1252-1258. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Callegan, da Costa and Rainey.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Callegan RP, Nobre MF, McTernan PM, Battista JR, Navarro-Gonzalez R, McKay CP, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1252-1258. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 787332
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